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Please click here to order and purchase your hot lunches for the year catered by Saba's Restaurant.
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Yearbooks are now on sale! You may purchase your yearbook here and then enter Robert M. Beren Academy and 2015 Yearbook when prompted. Yearbooks are currently on sale for $50, prices will increase on November 1, 2014. Senior Pages are also purchasable online under the Ad section for $100.
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Thank you to all our organizers, volunteers, attendees and supporters of the RMBA PTO Sukkot carnival. Despite the rain, the carnival was once again, a great success!
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
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End of First Quarter
Upper School
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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Rosh Chodesh Special Dress Day Grades K-5
Friday, October 24, 2014
Theme: Dress like your favorite animal in honor of Parshat Noach
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Weekly EC Oneg Shabbat Begins
Friday, October 24, 2014
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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ACT Testing
Sunday, October 26, 2014
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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PSAT Testing
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Grades 9-11
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Staff Professional Development Day
School Closed
Monday, November 3, 2014
Mini camp available for grades K-5 and 6-8. Click here for more details and to sign up Email Ilan Ehrlich.
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RMBA and UOSGM Joint Playdate
EC4-K
Monday, November 3, 2014
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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Coffee and Conversation with Mrs. Lubel for Lower School Parents
Topic: Technology
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
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Friday Early Dismissals Begin on Friday, November 7, 2014 at 3 p.m.
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PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE
School closed for Elementary and Upper School students.
Early Childhood classes still in session.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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Calendar of Weekly Events
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Chess Club EC 4-K
Monday
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Chess Club 1-3 Grade
Monday
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
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Girls on Track
Monday
4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
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Girls on the Run
Monday
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Happy Hands EC3
Tuesday
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
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Upper School Torah Cafe
If you are interested in sponsoring Torah Cafe for a week, please contact Rabbi Aaron Levitt
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Mega Challah Bake
Join hundreds of Jewish Women from across Houston
Thursday, October 23, 2014
7 p.m.
ERJCC
Click here for more details
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The Shabbos Project
Friday, October 24, - Saturday, October 25, 2014
Join thousands of Jews around the world unite to keep Shabbat. If you are interested in spending Shabbat in the following neighborhoods, please contact the following individuals to coordinate:
OR Rabbi Wender
Click here for more details
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YACHAD High School
Leadership Training Shabbaton in Stamford CT
Friday, October 31-November 2, 2014
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AIPAC Summit
Dallas, TX
Sunday, November 2-3, 2014
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ERJCC Presents
Oliver Lapin Family Day
Sunday, November 9, 2014
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Click here for more details
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GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY
Wednesday, November 26
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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RMBA PRESENTS
BEREN'S BINGO BONANZA WITH A TWIST
Saturday, January 10, 2015
8 p.m.
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The 2014-2015 SAT registration packets and study guides have arrived. First time SAT test takers must use the paper registration form. They are available in Mr. Stabell's office.
The registration deadlines for the SAT and ACT are listed below.
ACT
Test Date October 26
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Yeshiva University Undergraduate Admissions
Will visit RMBA on Monday, October 27, and on Tuesday, October 28 a Parent Reception will be hosted at the home of
The Gelman Family
9002 Cliffwood Dr.
at 7:30 PM
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YESHIVA UNIVERSITY announces OPEN HOUSE and ISRAEL FAIR
Undergraduate Women Sunday, November 16 9:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Undergraduate Men
Sunday, November 23
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Students to see bulletin board for details
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The University of Chicago invites Beren seniors to a Shabbaton on campus November 7-8.
Please contact our College Counselor Dick Stabell with any questions.
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RMBA SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
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Robert M. Beren Academy has created a Scholarship Endowment Fund in honor of Dr. Alan Hoffman. For more information about how you can support the Endowment Fund contact the Development Director Leigh Levine |
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October 23, 2014 29 Tishrei, 5775
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| WEEKLY VIDEO FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL |
Click on the photo above to view Rabbi Carmel's Weekly Video
Sincerely,
Rabbi Aharoni Carmel
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Carnival Magic
The rain could not dampen our spirits as the RMBA PTO hosted yet another incredible Sukkot Carnival! Organizers swiftly moved activities indoors and guests enjoyed fun inflatables, delicious foods, fun carnival games and prizes and an enticing auction. We may not be able to predict the weather but we can assure you that our Sukkot Carnival will always be loads of fun! Thank you to our incredible PTO team for organizing this stellar event.
Meals on Wheels
Students were asked to participate in a different type of food drive and bring unopened dog or cat food to support people who receive support from Meals on Wheels and also need assistance to tend to their pets. Our lower school student council in conjunction with some high school students spearheaded this drive in addition to arranging for support from other organizations and then delivering the food to the Meals on Wheels location at the ERJCC.
Eating in the Sukkah
Our Elementary and Upper School students tried to eat as many meals in the Sukkah during Sukkot including most lunches and even enjoyed an Israeli style breakfast.
Ice Cream in the Sukkah
Early Childhood students enjoyed eating delicious ice cream in the Sukkah last week in celebration of Sukkot.
Ice Adventure
The High School students enjoyed an awesome Sukkot trip to the Galleria Ice Rink. Students enjoyed bonding with each other while either skating or working on the Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirts. For the students who could not skate it was no problem because their friends were happy to help.
Learning about the Lulav
Morah Aviva Abitbol had her EC3 students enthralled and engaged when learning about the Lulav and Etrog and what the various leaves and components symbolized and how it is bound together.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The High School Student Council has undertaken several activities to show their support to find a cure against Breast Cancer this month. Our High School students have been wearing pink shirts on Wednesdays in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and each class in the high school decorated a t-shirt displayed in the foyer and students are asked to vote for their favorite t-shirt with a nominal amount of money. All funds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
EC15 Manipulatives Corner
Morah Marla Reiner has introduced a manipulatives corner in her EC15 class. She takes two students at a time for a brief session focussed solely on working on manipulative toys such as puzzles allowing for more individualized attention when working on developmental skills.
Surviving Sukkot Desert Style
Our Shlichim, Ilan and Sheli Ehrlich and our Bnot Sheirut ran and fun and exciting outdoor Sukkot program for students throughout the day teaching them how the Jews survived in the desert after leaving Egypt. Students erected a Sukkah, baked pita. made tea, created jewelry and competed in a challenging obstacle course while transporting water.
Fire Safety First
Grade 3 students experienced first hand how to protect themselves in the event of a fire thanks to a visit from the Houston Fire Department's mobile fire safety trailer. This interactive experience was both enlightening and exciting for our students.
Field Trip Fun!
The RMBA 5th graders visited the Houston Museum of Natural Science Time Line of Life exhibit this week to bolster their studies on the evolution of life forms, visiting the periods of Cambrian to Prehistoric ages. Armed with composition books and graphite pencils, each student was challenged with creating a Time Line scavenger hunt for their 4th grade cohorts.
Kosher is King
Rabbi Yossi Grossman and Alex Pfeffer from HKA presented Kosher 101 to our Men's Seminar class this week. The students will enjoy a visit to Randall's supermarket later this week to help the students understand the ins and outs of Kosher food supervision.
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BEREN ACADEMY STARS
The High School basketball teams will open their season next week with scrimmage games on Monday, October 27th. The girls will play at 5:30 p.m. and the boys play at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will play against SATCH and the games will take place at Beren Academy.
Middle School basketball has started and the players are working hard at practice. The teams will play their first games on the week of November 3rd.
Former Beren Stars debuting in college
This was a big week for former Beren Academy Stars as two former players started their college careers.
The Harvard Crimson opened up their season with a practice and scrimmage that was shown on ESPN3. Zach Yoshor (class of 2013) began his freshman campaign with the Crimson.
The Yeshiva University Macabees also had their men's basketball team announced this week. Making the team is former RMBA standout Isaac Mirwis (class of 2012).
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CLICK HERE FOR CARPOOL PROCEDURES
Always drive slowly and cautiously along Greenwillow and Cliffwood Drive.
If there will be a change to your child's pick up situation during carpool please email this information by 3p.m. that day to office@berenacademy.org
ATTENDANCE
If your child is going to be late or not attending school on any given day please email office@berenacademy.org
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